First entrepreneur
Subtitle: how George Washington built his--and the nation's--prosperity
By: Edward G. Lengel
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780306823473
Subjects: Presidents; Career in business; Biography
Description: "Draws on primary sources to illuminate the first president's lesser-known achievements as an entrepreneur, citing his financial prowess in building the Mount Vernon estate, managing Continental Army resources and establishing a stable national economy, "--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Family fortunes; title: Love and investment; title: The road to economic freedom; title: Money: the sinews of war; title: Victory without peace; title: An estate grows, a nation stumbles; title: Building a national economy: Washington's first term; title: Keeping the peace: Washington's second term; title: The road home.